Elon Musk says Tesla is rolling out a Full Self-Driving “beta” in an “extremely slow and cautious” way; critics remain worried about Tesla's bet against lidar
“Self-driving is lightly regulated in the United States (understatement of the year) and Tesla does not need permission to launch the new feature.” We're basically on the honor system in regards to self-driving technology regulation in the US, now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/…
New from me: Tesla is forging ahead with what it calls Full Self-Driving despite industry objections, hardware limitations and criticism that “it's not realistic to solve this problem with some cameras” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
There are many things I love about driving a Tesla Model 3. The experimental “Navigate on Autopilot” feature is definitely not one of them. As @faizsays writes, even iPhones have lidar now — but not the cars Tesla hopes to one day make autonomous. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ …
Waymo, which is first in the industry to launch driverless vehicles, did 1.45 million miles' worth of autonomous vehicle testing in California last year. Tesla, by contrast, drove a total of 12.2 autonomous miles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...